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Predators vs. Avalanche April 2, 2013

NASHVILLE, TN - APRIL 2: Chris Mason (L), along with Nick Spaling, Roman Josi and Pekka Rinne of the Nashville Predators arrive wearing Cancer Train t-shirts before playing against the Colorado Avalanche at the Bridgestone Arena on April 2, 2013 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by John Russell/NHLI via Getty Images)

He's only 17 but he can see the ice so well and he moves the puck and goes to the open ice all the time, so I just think he's a player that is ready to play in the NHL. I'm really looking forward to coaching someone like this.

— U.S. National Junior Team coach Ron Wilson on Auston Matthews, the projected No. 1 pick of the 2016 NHL Draft